Lebanon has revived plans to overhaul its inadequate power generation system in an effort to provide more reliable electricity supplies. Years of underinvestment and limited fuel supplies have left the country with just a few hours of electricity a day, forcing consumers to rely on private diesel generators to keep the lights on.
Successive governments have proposed reforms to the sector, but little progress has been made. Beirut is now looking to gas-rich Qatar for help. Reuters reported on 19 October that the emirate plans to build two 825MW plants at Deir Ammar in the north and Zahrani in the south, as well as secure an FSRU for LNG imports. Under the proposal, Lebanon would sign a 20-year LNG supply agreement, while Qatar would also develop 800MW of solar and 440MW of wind power capacity, alongside battery energy storage systems (BESS), and build electricity interconnections with neighboring Syria. (CONTINUED - 1645 WORDS)
